Heights of tackiness in Tokyo

The Tokyo Reporter just reminded* me that today the kitschy Tokyo “Sky Tree” was officially recognized this week by the Guinness Book of Records as the World’s Tallest Stalinist†Freestanding Tower(Asahi News).

Tokyo Skytree falls short of visitor forecastThe Japan Times | May 7, 2014
Shutdowns due to poor weather were to blame for missing the targeted number of visitors to the observation deck of Tokyo Skytree in fiscal 2013, the operator’s officials said…more…